Dust-hood for ash-cans



J. A. O'SBURN.

DUST HOOD FORASH CANS. APPLICATION FILED mmso, 1920,

1,372,539, Patented Mar. 22, 1921.

. E .fi 1 EYE $1" 4 E r f f a tll -"ll 'ltlllr JOHN A. UElBlZIltN, llllll lit-@ 01 Application filed January To all to 710m it may concern lie it known that 1, JOHN A. Usnunnn o citizen of the United Stotes, residing; at Rochester, in the county of lllonroe anijl State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in llmstliloocls for Ash-Cons, of which the following; is a specification.

This invention relates to it (lost remover for ash cans and the like.

In. handling; ashes inthe cellars of hulii in igs or elsewhere, great clillicnlty is experienced. in keeping clown the (lust which arises clue, either to the sifting: of the ashes the transfer by shoveling iroin one piece to another, or the placing; of hot ashes in a, can which gives off clust latlen fumes,

The present invention provides a. lost remover which is acloptecl to he used in conncction with ash cans or the lilr to receh c and remove the (lust which. is given off therefrom.

T he invention has a further object the provision of e (lust hood. for ash cans which is connected up with the chimney flue in such manner as to expel the (lust through the chimney.

A further object of the invention. is the provision of a (lust hood of the )OVQ n1entionecl character which is adjustable no to height from the floor so that on ash can or other receptacle of any rlesiresl height may be accommodated unrler the hoorl.

In the drawings:

Figure l. is a side elevation of the inven:

tion as connected on with the flue pipe for use; i

Fig. 2. 1s a rear elevation of the (lust hoorlr,

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line of Fig. 2.

ln detail: 'iic invention asherein SllOWlL, is set up in connection with 2t 'lurnace it. having; the smoke outlet with which an elbow G is connected and which, in turn connects with the smolre pipe I) having); the "l" E, the smoke pipe finally entering; the chimney ll. In the leg 1 of the E is a damper 2 heving a spindle 3 and e lrnoh liwherehy the damper may be tnrnecl to shut off con nection with the smoke pipe I). Slirlingz; over the end 1 of the length of pipe 5 which carries the smoke Epecificationof Letters "l" E is the straight lt 'tttentetl llliar, 22, 192i" the. tsetse hood or hell 6 having it depending :llonge "4' provided. with a door 8 hinged as at El. to

the rear oi the smoke helluor hoorl 6 is secured n reinforcing; strip or simnlarrl 130 tonrling clownwarrlly in it vertical plane as intliczrteil at ll onrl provided with it slot 12 throl ,i which the slmnlrs 18 of two bolts ll; erteinl, soirl liolts heino; carried in it hraclret having an upright l5 nl 2t foot is at rigrht ring, thereto. lc y this arrangement t]. e been; of the hood or hell from too ,agronml may he varied ttllil it nary he riveted to the suitl hood as at 10 end o clumped at nny height byscrewingz; up the 1 room, llhe door 8 may he closed by it suitelile catch 18. i

The rlainioer controlling the heel when the hooil is not in use may he opened for the purpose of w' hzlrawingr foul. air (lust anrl r lilrm from t collar.

l claim:

The combination with a flue haying: a ie pending? hronch provided with a tlainpeiy ol? a hell forming an can cover onrl haying; a tuhnhtr section letaclmhly receiving};sohl (lv aonrliiur hrnncln sai l hell lacing: ororirletl with st rlepcnrlinp; llongg e having a (loom a reinforcino; f-='lltll(lfilfl fl tly secured to one sirle of mid hell owl hero 6 ts upper sirlo terininwthn :nljocont the upper mi of the hell. seirl stan larrl lveino; e 'emled helow sairl flange anrl provided with a longiturlh nol. slot o ienino out throne'h its lower cnrh a lireclret herint; on ups" Elfllfljlf portion aml :1 pair of laolts extending through the 11pstonrline portion of satirl. hracltet lllflll throiurh the slot in sairl stainlorrl for ml" JUHN OEBURN. [n sfl 

